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WPW Sunday Night on ESPN2 - April 30 / 2000 -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- We open with a video package of last week's show as the
show opened with Ric Flair searching for answers as to who beat up his son,
David before the show. Flair got his
answer as Kidman provided KidCam footage of D-Generation X attacking
David. The Semi-Finals for the WPW
Intercontinental Title Tournament were set, Sting and Diamond Dallas Page
agreed to meet at WrestleWar and Triple H faced Ken Shamrock in a No DQ Main
Event match with Kidman at ringside as a special guest commentator. Tension built between Kidman and Triple H
throughout the match until HHH piefaced Kidman. Kidman chased him with a chair
and inadvertantly nailed Ken Shamrock with the chair which would lead to a
Triple H win. We cut to the opening as
WPW Sunday Night opening set to 'No One's Real' by Powerman 5000 then live into
the arena! "The
Kings" by Run DMC blared over the loudspeakers as D-Generation X's Triple
H, Road Dogg and X-Pac came out of the entrance and headed out to the ring to
kick off the show. Triple H took the
microphone... Triple H:
"Last week, Ken Shamrock got what he deserved after I proved that I am the smartest man in this business but do you
think I'm done? Ric Flair, I'm not done by a long shot. In just under a week, live across the nation
on Pay-Per-View, I am going to tear your ass apart, Ric Flair, in front of the
world, I will beat the man and not only will I be the man, I will be World
Heavyweight Champion because I am the GAME and I'm just that damn good! You know, we were sitting around the hotel
room last night, trying to come up with a way to take out the Horsemen and take
out that little runt, Billy Kidman, in one match here tonight and we have our
challenge. Later tonight, in this very
ring, I will team with X-Pac in a Triangle Elimination Match against Ric Flair
& Ken Shamrock and a team of Billy Kidman with a partner of his choosing. There you have it." Road Dogg: "And if you've got a problem with
that..." X-Pac: "Then suck on this!" "The
Kings" played again as we cut to the announcers table where Scott Hudson,
Mike Tenay and Tony Schiavone were seated.
They previewed the nights card which includes Booker T against Crash
Holly, Grandmaster Sexy against Shannon Moore, The Acolytes face Al Snow and
Steve Blackman, Eddy Guerrero takes on Rikishi, Sting versus Jeff Jarrett
versus Diamond Dallas Page in a Three Way Dance, Scottie Too Hottie battles
Shane Helms, Chris Jericho goes up against Vampiro and in the Main Event, we
just heard that it will be a Three Way Dance as Triple H & X-Pac face Ric
Flair & Ken Shamrock and Billy Kidman and a partner of his choice. All of that and more as we head into WPW
WrestleWar 2000! Opening Match: Booker T v. Crash Holly. "Up In Here" by DMX brought Booker T out to the ring first for our first matchup of
the evening here on WPWSN. Then,
"Dirty Deeds" by AC/DC brought out Crash Holly. Booker T beat Crash in the I-C Title
Tournament, then Crash cost Booker T a match against Eddy Guerrero so tonight,
Booker T gets a chance for revenge against Crash Holly. Crash Holly would put up another good fight
against Booker T but just didn't have enough to put Booker T away. The final moments of the match saw Booker T
hit a vertical facebuster then spinarooni up to his feet and hit a Harlem
Sidekick on Crash. Booker T then headed
to the top rope and nailed the Missile Dropkick on Crash for the one-two-three.
Booker T has put Crash Holly down for the count again... WINNER: Booker T in 4:09. Rating: * 3/4 Match #2: Grandmaster Sexy v. Shannon Moore. This was another match in the ongoing feud between Too Cool and 3Count as 'Can't
Get You Out Of My Heart' played as Shannon Moore headed out to the ring to boos from the crowd.
Then, "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan played as
Grandmaster Sexy danced out to the ring.
This was a good mix of technical and high flying action with quite a bit
of intensity between the two men. The closing moments of the match would see
Grandmaster Sexy try a power bomb but Shannon Moore countered it with a
backdrop then Grandmaster got to his feet and Shannon charged at Grandmaster
with a lariat but Sexay ducked and caught the arm and then locked Shannon in a
Full Nelson and hit the Full Nelson Faceslam.
Grandmaster Sexy then climbed to the top rope, put on the goggles and
shined them up then came off with the Flying Legdrop for the one...two...THREE! Grandmaster Sexy pulls out the win over
Shannon Moore! WINNER: Grandmaster Sexy in 6:01. Rating: ** 3/4 We headed
backstage to the office of the aPa where Bradshaw and Faarooq sat drinking
beer, smoking cigars and playing poker when Road Dogg and X-Pac came through
the makeshift door, leaving it open.
X-Pac said they're here to strike a deal but Bradshaw told him this a
closed doors meeting and to close the damn door which X-Pac quickly did. DX started talking as we cut away to a
commercial break. Match #3: The Acolytes v. Al Snow & Steve
Blackman. This was the final Semi-Final round match in the WPW World Tag Team Titles
Tournament with the winners to go on to WrestleWar 2000 to face The Hardy
Boyz for the vacant titles.
"Ironman" by Black Sabbath played as the fans popped for the
entrance of The Acolytes. Then, Al Snow
and Steve Blackman of The Four Horsemen made their way out to "Keep
Away" by Godsmack. This was a solid
power against technical match. The final
moments of the match saw Steve Blackman hit his Jumping Sidekick on Faarooq but
Bradshaw came in and broke up the count.
Bradshaw tossed Blackman out of the ring and Snow came in and Bradshaw
threw him out of the ring. The Acolytes
distracted the referees as Road Dogg and X-Pac ran out and pummeled The
Horsemen on the outside. Al Snow was
rolled into the ring and Faarooq hit the Dominator on him for the win. The Acolytes walked out of the ring as Road
Dogg and X-Pac handed cash over to The Acolytes. A pretty good deal for The Acolytes just for
DX to stick it to The Horsemen, eh? WINNERS: The Acolytes in 4:27. Rating: 1/2* Match #4: Eddy Guerrero v. Rikishi. This was a Semi-Final round match in the WPW Intercontinental Title Tournament as
"Dead Wrong" by Notorious B.I.G. blared over the PA and out came Eddy
Guerrero to a chorus of jeers from the crowd.
Then, "This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan blared over the
loudspeakers as the man with a huge fan following and rear-end, Rikishi made
his way out to the ring. Eddy Guerrero
was up against a man more then twice his size in this one. This was a decent match as Rikishi tried to
overpower and dominate Guerrero while Guerrero kept it quick and went to the
air a lot and worked over the legs of Rikishi.
The closing moments of the match would see Eddy Guerrero go for a Gory
Special but couldn't and Rikishi squashed him into the corner. Rikishi then slammed Guerrero down and went
up for a Banzai Drop but Evan Karagias was out and nailed Rikishi with a green
circle as the ref's view was blocked.
Eddy Guerrero went up top and nailed the Frog Splash on Rikishi for the
one, two, and three! Eddy
Guerrero is going to the finals of the Intercontinental Title Tournament! WINNER: Eddy Guerrero in 6:03. Rating: ** 3/4 Some replay footage was shown then we headed backstage
where Eddy Guerrero had some comments... Eddy Guerrero:
"Rikishi, I just beat your fatass all on my own and whether it be
Chris Jericho or Vampiro, at WrestleWar, Seré el nuevo campeón intercontinental
de WPW y no hay nada que cualquier persona puede hacer sobre él. I will be the
new WPW Intercontinental Champion and there's nothing anyone can do about
it! Remember, everything I do is for la
raza, man,it's all for you!" We cut to a shot of Sting preparing for the Three Way
Dance, then a shot of Jeff Jarrett demanding to know why he has to be put in
the middle of Sting and DDP then we finally saw a shot of Diamond Dallas Page
warming up for the match. It's next... Match #5: Sting v. Jeff Jarrett v. Diamond Dallas
Page. Three Way Dance. "Seek And
Destroy" by Metallica played as Sting made his way out to the ring first
to a big pop from the crowd. Then, Jeff
Jarrett headed out to the ring to boos and "Cowboy" by Kid Rock. Finally, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
by Nirvana blared over the loudspeakers as Diamond Dallas Page made his
entrance. All three men were in the ring
at the same time with Sting and DDP going after eachother and Jarrett staying
out of the way but DDP and Sting would then team up to beat up Jarrett and we
had all three men going at it. This was
a really exciting match that was really back and forth and had tons of near
falls. The closing moments of the match
would see Sting knock down DDP with a lariat.
Jarrett seized the opportunity and drove Sting into the mat with the
Stroke. Jarrett made the cover for the
one...two...DDP breaks it up! DDP pulled
Jarrett up and connected with a Diamond Cutter.
DDP then made the cover on Jarrett for the one...two...thr...STING
BREAKS UP THE PIN! DDP then tried a
Diamond Cutter on Sting but Sting blocked it and hiptossed DDP over the top to the outside. Jeff
Jarrett was staggered up and went for the Stroke again but Sting blocked it and
hit the Scorpion Death Drop on Jarrett.
Sting made the pin for the one...two...three before DDP could break it
up! WINNER: Sting in 8:53. Rating: *** 1/4 We headed backstage where Billy Kidman was ready to
announce who will be his partner later on in the Triangle Elimination Match... Billy Kidman:
"Triple H, you're a sorry ass excuse for a man after what you did
to Ric Flair's son so I'll take pleasure in kicking your ass here tonight. As for Ken Shamrock, I can't wait to get my
hands on you either, man. Everyone's
wondering who my partner will be so let me bring him in right now, a man that I
can trust ... Booker T!" Booker T walks in and hugs Kidman... Booker T: "DX! Horsemen! It doesn't matter who it is, sucka because with Booker T and Kidman together, it's gonna be hotter
then 110th street in there and it's gonna be on like a neckbone, sucka. Now can you dig it?" Match #6: Scottie Too Hottie v. Shane Helms. The ongoing feud between Too Cool and 3Count raged on as Scottie Too Hottie took
on "Sugar" Shane Helms in singles action. This would be another exciting match produced
by this feud. The closing moments of
action in this matchup would see Sugar Shane go for a running power bomb but
Scottie countered it with an over the top sunset flip rollup for a near
fall. Scottie then hit a pumphandle slam
on Helms and went up top for a moonsault but Helms rolled out of the way. Helms then planted Scottie with a T-Bone
Suplex. Helms headed up to the top rope and came off with the Sugar Splash,
right on target for the one...two...THREE!
Shane Helms is victorious over Scottie Too Hottie! After the match, Evan Karagias and Shannon
Moore ran out and helped triple team Scottie until Grandmaster Sexy and Rikishi
came to the save and ran off 3Count except for Shane Helms who was caught in a
belly-to-belly by Rikishi. Rikishi
placed Helms in the corner and gave him a face full of ass for his troubles. WINNER: Shane Helms in 6:32. Rating: ** 3/4 Match #7: Chris Jericho v. Vampiro. The winner of this matchup will go on to WrestleWar 2000 to face Eddy Guerrero for the
vacant WPW Intercontinental Title.
"Take It" by ICP blared over the loudspeakers as Vampiro made
his way out to the ring first. Then the
lights went out and we counted down, "5...4...3...2...1" and in a
blast of pyro, "Break Down The Walls" played and Chris Jericho
emerged from the entrance with a microphone in hand... Chris Jericho: "WELCOME TO SUNDAY NIGHT
JERICHO! Look here, Vampira, we have some things in common, we're both Canadian, we're
both young, we're both wrestling here tonight but there's one thing
we don't have in common and that you will never eh...eh...ever the
ayatollah of rock'n'rollah. Tonight at
the hands of Chris Jericho you will receive the Y2J beating you deserve as I
slap that silly paint right off your face and go on to JerichoWar 2000 and
infront of the millions of Jericholics live on Pay-Per-View become the
undisputed, Intercontinental Champion!" The match would then get underway and it was on heck of a
match between the two men fighting it out to determine who will go to
WrestleWar to get a shot at gold and who won't. The closing moments of this match would see Vampiro hit a series of kicks then slowly head
up top for a big move but Jericho stopped him then went up and hit his
Lionspike off the top. Jericho
then hit a springboard asai moonsault on Vampiro for the one...two...thr..NO! Vampiro got a shoulder up! Jericho pulled Vampiro up and Vampiro punched
him in the gut then hit a kick to the shin and tried a roundhouse kick but
Jericho ducked, kicked Vampiro in the gut then drove him into the mat with a
power bomb, Jericho turned Vampiro over into the Walls Of Jericho and Vampiro
had no choice but to tap out from the pain!
Chris Jericho had his hand raised numerous times but as he was in the
aisleway, Jeff Jarrett raced by with a guitar in hand and as Vampiro got up,
Jarrett knocked him back down and out with a guitar shot to the head! Jarrett smacked Vampiro and yelled at
him! A match with these two will be
signed! WINNER: Chris Jericho in 6:35. Rating: *** 1/2 We cut to a shot of Booker T and Billy Kidman walking
through the back when Tammy Lynn Sytch comes out of a dressing room and
Booker T accidently bumps into her and knocks her over. We then cut to a shot of Triple H and X-Pac
coming out of their dressing room and finally Ken Shamrock and Ric Flair making
their way through the back. The Main
Event is next! Main Event: Triple H & X-Pac v. Ric Flair & Ken
Shamrock v. Billy Kidman & Booker T.
Triangle Elimination.
"Fuel" by Metallica blared over the PA as the team of Billy
Kidman and Booker T made their way out to the ring first. Next, "ONE! TWO! ZIS ON?!" was
heard and out of the entrance emerged Triple H and X-Pac of D-Generation
X. Finally, "Sprach
Zarathustra" sounded and out came our final team, The Four Horsemen's
"Nature Boy" Ric Flair and "The World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock. This match would follow
normal Australian tag team rules but the men in the ring can tag anyone on the
outside. This is also elimination style
so when a member of your team is pinned, you head to the back then the match
continues until one team is left. This
match began with Ken Shamrock and Triple H going at it. Shamrock would hit a Yakuza kick on The Game
for a two count. Shamrock then tried a takeover suplex but Triple H countered
it with a belly-to-belly suplex. Triple
H went into brawling mode punching Shamrock a few times, Shamrock returned fire
but Triple H kneed him in the gut then hit a double-axehandle to the back. Triple H would tag out to X-Pac. The two a
double forearm smash on Shamrock and continued to double team him until Ric
Flair came in and knocked down Triple H, who would quickly leave the ring.
Meanwhile, Shamrock would hit a frankensteiner on X-Pac for a two
count. Shamrock tagged in Ric
Flair. Flair went to town on X-Pac with
chops until Triple H came in and Flair chopped away on him. X-Pac then hit an
enzuigiri on Flair knocking him down.
X-Pac tagged in Billy Kidman.
Kidman didn't really want to fight Flair but went ahead and fought. This exciting Main Event match wore on back
and forth until we had our first elimination.
Ken Shamrock and Booker T were going at it as Booker T hit a sidekick on
Shamrock. Booker T tug in Kidman and the
two double teamed Shamrock until Flair came in and threw Booker T out of the
ring. That's when out of the crowd,
Chris Candido hopped over the guardrail and broke a bottle over the head of
Booker T. Candido then, as quickly as he
came in, hopped over the guardrail on the other side and ran through the
crowd! Kidman and Shamrock were
exchanging punches until Kidman went for his swinging bulldog but Shamrock
blocked Kidman and shoved him over the top to the outside. Shamrock went after Kidman and pounded on
him, on the outside. Shamrock smacked
Kidman's head into the ring post and steps then tried a frankensteiner but
Kidman countered it with a power bomb on the floor!
Kidman then went up on the apron and nailed a running shooting star
press onto Shamrock!!!! The bell rang and the ring announcer said, "The
winners of this match as a result of a double countout .... TRIPLE H and
X-PAC!" WINNERS: Triple H & X-Pac in 12:49. Rating: *** 1/2 Shamrock and Kidman continued to fight on the outside as
an irate, Ric Flair got into the ring and started pounding away on both Triple
H and X-Pac, with chops, punches, low blows, until Road Dogg ran out and nailed
Flair from behind. Flair was being
triple teamed until Snow and Blackman bolted out and took care of Road Dogg and
X-Pac brawling out of the ring with them, which left Ric Flair and Triple H in
the ring as the show came to a close!
See you on Saturday for WPW WrestleWar 2000! -==-==-==-==-==-==- WPW News & Notes-: -==-==-==-==-==-==- -Chris Benoit and Dean Malenko have been signed to 38
card deals with WPW. WPW has
released the rights to Shane Douglas and rumors persist that Vampiro is on the outs as well. Notices: -Stevie Richards' contract runs out in three cards. -The Blue Meanie's contract runs out in three cards. -There will be a live 30 minute countdown show entitled,
"WPW Road To WrestleWar" that will have the final lineup, news,
interviews and a match or two. -WPW has WrestleWar on PPV on 05/06/00. The tentative lineup includes; WPW WrestleWar 2000 WPW World Heavyweight Title Match-: Triple H vs. Ric Flair WPW World Tag Team Titles Match-: The Hardy Boyz vs. The Acolytes WPW Intercontinental Title Match-: Chris Jericho vs. Eddy Guerrero No Time Limit: Billy Kidman vs. Ken Shamrock Falls-Count-Anywhere-: Sting vs. Diamond Dallas Page HORSEMEN versus DX! Al Snow & Steve Blackman vs. Road Dogg & X-Pac Six Man War! Rikishi & Too Cool vs. 3Count Jeff Jarrett vs. Vampiro Booker T vs. Chris Candido !TOURNAMENT UPDATE! -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- WPW World Heavyweight Title Tournament-: -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- Ric Flair vs. Ric
Flair Sting vs. Triple H vs. Triple
H Diamond Dallas Page -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- WPW World Tag Team Titles Tournament-: -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- 3Count [Helms/Moore] vs. 3Count Too Cool vs. The
Hardy Boyz The Hardy Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz The Mamalukes vs. Road Dogg & X-Pac vs. Snow & Blackman Al Snow & Steve Blackman vs. The
Acolytes The Acolytes vs. The Acolytes Stevie & Meanie -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- WPW Intercontinental Title Tournament-: -==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==-==- Eddy Guerrero vs. Eddy
Guerrero Chris Candido vs. Eddy Guerrero Booker T vs. Booker T Crash Holly vs. Eddy Guerrero Al Snow vs. X-Pac X-Pac vs. Rikishi Rikishi vs. Rikishi Evan Karagias vs. Chris Jericho vs. Chris
Jericho Norman Smiley vs. Chris Jericho Steve Blackman vs. Road
Dogg Road Dogg vs. Chris Jericho Billy Kidman vs. DRAW Ken Shamrock vs. Vampiro Vampiro vs. Vampiro Jeff Jarrett |